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Marist MAR 6-25
71
Winner Fairfield FFD 15-15
Marist MAR
6-25
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Final
71
Fairfield FFD
15-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Marist MAR 24 33 57
Fairfield FFD 41 30 71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Mike Ferraro

Marist Falls In MAAC Championship Opening Round To Fairfield

Parker Leads Red Foxes With 20 Points, Six Rebounds

ALBANY, New York – The 11th-seeded Marist men's basketball team had its season come to an end on Thursday night with a 71-57 loss to sixth-seeded Fairfield in the opening round of the 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship at the Times Union Center.
 
Summary
  • Fairfield's Jonathan Kasibabu scored the game's first six points over the first three minutes as the Stags jumped out to an 11-0 lead.
  • The Red Foxes were held without a field goal for the first 7:49.
  • Marist cut into deficit with a 6-0 spurt, with four of the points coming from junior guard Brian Parker.
  • Fairfield's lead reached as large as 22 in the first half. The Stags led 41-24 after the first 20 minutes.
  • In the second half, Marist got it as close as 14 with 7:07 to play and for the final margin. Fairfield's largest lead in the final 20 minutes was 23.
 
Key Stats
  • Fairfield's Tyler Nelson finished with a game-high 28 points. Nelson scored 21 points in the first half.
  • Junior guard Brian Parker had a team-high 20 points in addition to six rebounds. Junior forward Isaiah Lamb had a team-high eight rebounds.
  • Marist had 11 first-half turnovers, and finished with 16 for the game. Fairfield had 12 turnovers.
  • Fairfield held a 45-31 rebounding edge. The Stags had 15 offensive rebounds, and Jesus Cruz had a game-high 13 boards.
  • Marist shot .167 (2-for-12) from three-point range.
  • Fairfield shot .369 (24-for-65) from the field.
 
Notes
  • Parker moved into the top 10 all-time in program history in career scoring. He finished his junior year with 1,360 career points.
  • Lamb set a career-high with his eight rebounds.
  • The Red Foxes' two three-pointers were a season low.
  • This was the third meeting between Marist and Fairfield in MAAC Championship history, and first since 2011. The Stags have won two of the three meetings.
 
Quote of the Day
"They pressured us, especially our forwards who can really shoot," head coach Mike Maker said. "It's a disappointing finish. We didn't play our best basketball by any measure."
 
Records
Marist finished its season at 6-25. Fairfield improved to 15-15, and advances to third-seeded Niagara in the quarterfinal round on Saturday.
 
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